Tuesday, December 1, 2009

10 Flat Belly Tips

By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD

WebMD Feature

We're not talking about extra pounds of stomach fat here, but the temporary abdominal distention that plagues most everyone from time to time. Unless your stomach bloating is because of a medical condition, such as liver or heart disease, the only real cause is intestinal gas - not "water weight," says Michael Jensen, MD, an endocrinologist and obesity researcher at Mayo Clinic.